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Yip Yip Costume Tutorial
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Yip Yip Costume Tutorial

Prep Time1 hour
Additional Time2 hours
Total Time3 hours
Yield: 1
Author: Heather Painchaud
Cost: 30

Equipment

  • 1. Cut your fabric as shown in the pattern. Start with the body and pin the right sides together.
  • 2. Sew along the dashed lines shown on the pattern, creating the head of the Yip Yip and leaving the mouth open.
  • 3. Cut the tentacles into the three pieces of extra fleece. The tentacles should be left about 4" from the top of the fabric and be 2" in width.
  • 4. Pin the black fabric to the opening of the mouth, right sides together.
  • 5. Sew the black mesh mouth to the opening of the mouth in the fleece. Turn right side out.
  • 6. Now roll up your batting and pin it on the inside of the mouth, wrapping the fleece around the batting.
  • 7. Whip stitch this into place.
  • 8. Sew the tentacles onto the bottom, layering the longest at the back.
  • 9. Hot glue gun the eyes into place.
  • 10. Twist two pipe cleaners together and hot glue gun a 1/2" Styrofoam ball to the end. Repeat.
  • 11. Twist the two antennas together and hot glue gun them to the eyes.
  • 12. Paint black pupils onto the styrofoam eyes.

Materials

  • Queen size fleece blanket
  • 20 " x 30" roll of cotton batting
  • 13 " x 13" of black sheer material
  • 2 - 4 " Styrofoam balls
  • 2 - 1/2 " Styrofoam balls
  • 4 pipe cleaners
  • black paint
  • paint brush
  • pins
  • coordinating thread
  • hot glue gun
  • sewing machine and accessories